New SIOP Book Provides Data-Based Practices for the Recruiting Space

Leaders in HR and talent acquisition have long endured a shortage of research-based guidance when developing programs to attract and hire, and researchers have focused heavily on the selection and assessment space, despite the urgent business need for solid guidance on how to also source, attract and onboard talent.

The newest book in the SIOP Professional Practice Series, Becoming a Talent Magnet: Lessons from the Field on Attracting and Recruiting Great People, offers an objective view, proven practices, and cutting-edge examples, saving organizations time and money as they develop their programs to source, attract, and onboard talent.

“Talent management is a systematic approach to acquiring, developing and retaining employees,” said SIOP Member Mark A. Morris, who edited the book. “Becoming a Talent Magnet is intended to provide hard-hitting concrete advice from leading experts in the field.”

Written for HR generalists and professionals across the talent and recruiting space who wish to develop or elevate their programs and processes, Becoming a Talent Magnet features seven chapters on topics relevant to HR practitioners, blending “the insights of top researchers with the well-earned experiences of senior practitioners.” Because each chapter can stand alone, the book can be used as a complete guide or as more of a reference volume. It is intended to last throughout a practitioner’s career.

Reader takeaways will vary according to an HR practitioner’s need and the time that the text is reviewed, Morris said: “Each HR leader will find a chapter that will resonate with where they are in their talent journey.”

Companies that are building a brand or starting the process of integrating their talent function, for example, may benefit most from the first and last chapters, which discuss workforce planning and onboarding, he explained.

Meanwhile, companies that have progressed further in the talent management process may find particular relevance in the fifth and sixth chapters on recruiting technology and metrics. These chapters, Morris said, “will be of interest and may offer quick impact ideas” to HR practitioners who need to know now what works, what doesn’t, and why.

Visit the Becoming a Talent Magnet webpage to learn more and order. Use the code ASPROMP8 for a 30% discount when ordering directly from the Oxford University Press (OUP) website.

Working with OUP, SIOP’s Professional Practice Series offers practice-oriented books to industrial–organizational (I-O) psychologists, human resource practitioners, and policymakers. The series features new volumes on HR management and I-O psychology topics that include the latest research and best practices.